Fortinet Multiple Products Path Traversal Vulnerability
FortiOS, FortiPAM, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager contain a path traversal vulnerability that may allow an authenticated attacker with admin profile and at least read-write permissions to write or delete arbitrary files via specific CLI commands.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating
Read at CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Vendor
- Fortinet
- Product
- Multiple Products
- EPSS
- 0.013 (p71)
- CISA KEV
- added 16 Oct 2026, due 19 Oct 2026 (13d overdue)
- Exploitation
- observed in the wild
- Fix
- available
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Exposure class
- Edge / VPN / firewall
Why it ranks 75 (Critical)
- CISA KEV listed, remediation due 2026-10-19
- Exposed product class: edge / VPN / firewall
- Widely deployed vendor product (Fortinet)
- Covered by 3 independent sources
- Fix available
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (nvd.nist.gov)
- Vendor advisory (fortiguard.fortinet.com)
- CVE-2025-61624 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia · KEV
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